Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Kimberly-clark Corporation

Brigitte Kay Weigert

Earle Harry Sherrod

Richard S Yeo

David Henry Hollenberg

Susan M Peotter

Lorrie Lynn Krynock

Patricia A Samolinski

David George Crowther

Patricia Mary Exarhos

Lea A Van Groll

Theresa R Kuepper

A multi-ply tissue contains an internal indicia, such as a printed pattern applied to the center ply, which is visible through the outer plies of the tissue and which indicates the presence of some unique ingredients within the tissue product.

Multi-ply tissues having internal indicia

Disclosed herein is a durable adhesive-based ink-printed polyolefin nonwoven which is suitable for a number of uses the most basic of which is where a printed nonwoven is needed and that nonwoven will possibly be subjected to an amount of abrasion which would prematurely remove the ink from the surface of the nonwoven web. The two main components of the present invention are an adhesive-based ink and a polyolefin-based substrate onto which the adhesive-based ink is applied. The resultant composite must have a crock value of 4 or greater.

Durable adhesive-based ink-printed polyolefin nonwovens

Embossed tissue

The clothing shield is intended to protect clothing against body stains, such as underarm stains, and generally comprises a liquid-pervious bodyside liner, a liquid-impervious outer cover, and an absorbent medium between the liner and outer cover. The exposed side of the outer cover has a masking surface thereon that visually masks the clothing shield through the article of clothing. A method is also provided for making the shield.

Disposable clothing shield and method of manufacture

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Oshkosh, WI, United States of America

Brigitte Kay Weigert